Brush setting device



BRUSH SETTING DEVICE Filed April 50, 1946 \I w a I ear 2 as e g mvszvr xf Patented Apr. 5, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE;

BRU SH SETTING DEVICE George L. Massey-, Fort worth,Tex. I

Application April30, 1946, SeriaI No. 666,011

which l-a -professional barber may quickly and.

easily adapthis. brush to his individual fancy,

applying whatever curvature to its bristles as he may deem proper, without resorting to such methods as setting the brush in a mug and applying a wet towel thereto in the conventional manner.

Broadly, the invention seeks to comprehend the provision of a bristle shaping device for new shaving brushes which, according to common practice among professional barbers, should be caused to assume a certain curvature in one direction whereby a feather edge is defined on one side of the brush by the outer bristles for the purpose of providing a suitable instrument for applying lather to the face about the mouth, ears, temples, and the like, without discomfort to the subject.

While the foregoing objects are paramount, other and lesser objects will become manifest as the description proceeds, taken in connection with the appended drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective illustration of the invention applied to a conventional shaving brush.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the invention showing the substantially triangular shape thereof.

Figure 3 illustrates the invention in front elevation, and

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the invention illustrating the curvature thereof and a slight twist which may be desirable.

New, professional shaving brushes are not entirely satisfactory in their manufactured form due rimarily to the fact that their bristles are not particularly concentrated to enable the barher to conveniently utilize the same in applying lather to such points about his work as the temples, about the mouth, nose and ears. It has been, therefore, a long established practice among professional barbers to shape the bristles of their brushes in such a manner as to concentrate the same on one side of the brush so as to provide a 4 Claims; (Cl. 257) feather-edge for the purposes above stated,-

Such shaping of the bristles does not necessarily. interfere" with the use of the brush in ordinary application. It has also been a long establishedpractice to place the brushin a container, such' as. a shaving mug, or the like, the bristles being.

, curved to attain the desired arc.

in a moistened condition, and place thereon'a towel or some object capable of retaining the brush in the mug. The brush is allowed to remain in this condition until the bristles have assumed the desired curvature or concentrationiand. bristles of the better quality will remain in.this position'generally for the life of the brush.

There are, however, many disadvantagesattendant upon this method of shaping'the'bristles;

By submitting the brush to long periods of moistening, and without permittin the sametodryf the bristles deteriorate and often break off in the center or at the heel of the curvature applied in this manner. The invention is designed to provide an arrangementwhereby a more convenient and sanitary method of shaping the bristles can be afforded.

Accordingly, therefore, the invention comprises a forming plate Ill which may be stamped from a suitable material, such as ductile sheet metal capable of being formed to any desired curvature either with respect to a vertical or a horizontal plane, as illustrated in Figure 4. The plate I0 is preferably substantially triangular in form, as illustrated more particularly in Figure 2, and has a band H integral therewith and connected through a neck portion l2.

The band II is formed with paired ends l3 which may be rolled to provide tubular keepers for the paired legs M of an inverted U-shaped latching member I5 by which the band II is secured upon the shank I6 of a conventional shaving brush l'l.

As apparent in Figure 1 the invention is applied to the shaving brush I! so that the plate It] is adjacent and parallel to the bristles [8 of the brush ii. The plate Ill may then be shaped or It is desirable to dampen the bristles I8 while these members are retained in their curved position. The brush, with the invention attached, may then be stored until the desired set of the bristles has been attained. In most instances only a few hours is necessary to accomplish the desired shaping of the bristles. If it is desirable to obtain a slightly twisted eifect of the bristles [8 the outer or wider end of the plate l0 may be slightly twisted or bent downwardly on one corner, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, to permit the ends of the bristles l8 to assume a lesser curvature along one side of the brush.

Various forms of latching devices, such as the member 15, may be employed in securing the invention to the brush. It is also obvious that the band H may be of some material such as spring steel, or the like, which may be secured to the plate 10 by such devices as rivets, or by welding. With this arrangement no latching medium, such as the member 15, need be employed since the band I!) may have suificient tension by which it may be retained upon the shank 16 of the brush l1.

Manifestly, certain changes and modifications may be restored to from time to time by persons skilled in the art Without departing from the spirit and intent of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a bristle shaping device for shaving brushes, or the like, a substantially triangular plate having its longer edges converging toward a neck portion, the said neck portion forming an integral brush embracing band having means securing the shank of a shaving brush whereby the bristles of said brush are pressed against said plate, the said plate having a curvature and slightly twisted to retain said bristles in uniformly curved position,

2. In a bristle shaping device for shaving brushes, or the like, a ductile, substantially triangular plate having its longer edges converging toward a neck portion formed with a brush embracing band, securing means on said band capable of retaining a shaving brush whereby its bristles lie along the surface of said plate and spread 4 toward their outer ends in conformity with the triangular form of said plate, the said plate having a curvature to curve said bristles and retain the same until such curvature is permanently transmitted to said bristles.

3. In a shaping device for the bristles of shaving brushes, or the like, a substantially triangular; shaping plate formed with its side edges (zonverg-i in toward a neck portion, a brush embracing band integral with said neck portion and capable of detachable securement to the shank of a shaving brush, the said plate having a curvature against the bristles of said brush whereby the same collectively assume the curved form of said plate.

4. In a shaping device for the bristles of shaving brushes, a plate formed with angular converging side edges, a neck portion formed with said side edges and a retaining band integral with said neck portion capable of detachably embracing and retaining the shank of a brush, the said plate being curved from said neck portion to its opposite end and engaging the bristles of said brush to collectively shape the same to the said curve.

GEORGE L. MASSEY.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Lon .a June 20, 1893 Number 

